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lies directly in the road to Edmonton, he 

 tpok them to view the Manor-house, former- ' 

 ly the seat of Sir Thomas Ahney, with 

 whom the excellent Dr. Watts was an inmate 

 for thirty-six years, during which period he 

 was treated by this worthy proprietor with 

 all the kindness that friendship and respect 

 could dictate. He pointed out to them the 

 golden ball at the top of the house, which is. 

 noticed by Dr. Watts in his Lyric Poems, 

 as well as other parts of the mansion. He 

 next led them to view the beautiful grove 

 of tall trees behind the church, known by 

 the name of Queen Elizabeth's Walk; and 

 w r hile sauntering beneath their shade, he re- 

 sumed the subject of his former instructions. 

 I have already, my children, said he, du- 

 ring our different rambles, called your at- 

 tention to the relation of the organs of sense 

 with external objects, and pointed out to 

 you how this relation constitutes the chief 

 beauty of landscapes. The happiness en- 

 joyed by man when he turns his eyes from 



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